Pho Bac, another place I already think of as a big name, also made the list. Some of the other answers were lesser-known or arguably underrated, though. Pho Viet Anh got the plug that “in a city famous for pho, this little place in Lower Queen Anne makes the best pho in the city hands down.” Ben Thanh in Columbia City does look like it deserves a wider audience. Instead of Tat’s, one commenter suggested, seek out the older and crowd-free Philadelphia Fevre for “tasty tasty tasty” fare (and never even mind the Kakes!). El Camion and Pike Street Fish Fry were there too.

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